New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-08-10
DAKOT A TERRITORIAL NEWS

VIM. Keller, wholesale liquor deal
er of Canton, was arrested for selling
liquor without a license.
Citizens of Woonsocket have
been formally notified by the officials
of the Duluth, Watertown and Pacific
that Woonsocket's bid for the new
line has been accepted.
The discovery has just been made
of extensive peat beds on the farm OF
John Z. Marso, in Lake township,
Sully county, ten miles northeast OF
Blunt, in the Medicine valley.
Cass county's valuation by the as
sessment this year is S12,174. 96O, an
increase of $4,000 over last year.
There are 13l, 6O5 acres assessed for
q total of $6,14o, 1872, an increase Of
100000.
While James McGill employed as a
wiper in the Manitoba shops at Minot,
was in bathing he got beyond his
depth and was drowned in the Mouse
river.
During a terrific thunder and rain
storm Charles Herst OF Fort Pierre
took his family into q cyclone cellar
and went out to take q last look at
the storm. While at the window he
was struck by lightning and killed. A
hole as large as a pea was found IN his
head, and all his bones were melted
and his body had turned perfectly
black.
The Northwestern Dental associa-
tion met at Fargo with attendance
from North Dakota, Northern Mime
sofa, St. Paul, Minneapolis, Des
Moines and Milwaukee
Judge Spencer has dissolved the in
junction which he issued temporarily
restraining the removal OF the countys
records OF Brown county from Column
bla to Aberdeen. A number of men
and teams left Aberdeen for Columbia
to remove the county records to
Aberdeen. They were obtained with
out resistance.
A Leonard dispatch says that a
hail storm visited that vicinity doing
considerable damage to crops. The
wife of Eckelson Thompson was
struck by lightning and killed.
At Fargo, in addition to the total
destruction OF the foundry by the
storm the Milwaukee freight depot,
built OF brick, with slate roof, was de-
molished. The goods are being cared
for in freight cars. There were many
minor damages to property. I
A terrific hail storm swept over Rap
id City, covering the ground to the
depth Of four inches, breaking window
lights on the west and north sides Of
every house in the city. The damage
is estimated at $4,000. A number
of persons were injured, but none IA
tally SO far as heard from. Where
grain was touched it was totally de-
stroyed.
The territory has commenced it's
series OF liquor prosecutions in Lin
coin county under the local option
law, which prohibits wholesaleing
where the county commissioners have.
refused to grant license. William
Roller, q wholesale liquor dealer, was
arrested and waived examination to,
await the action of the grand jury. ..
Judge Barnes, now ofDelavan, Wis,
but district judge of North Dakota ur4
to 1888, has been spending few weeks 1
in Fargo. He tells some interesting
anecdotes of early days on the bench.
Several years ago p. H. Bly,, proprie-
tor Of the Sherman house at Bismarck.
was foreman of the grand jury for the
Burleigh county term Of the district
court, and among the indictments he
returned were three against himself,
two being for selling liquor on Sunday,
and the other for allowing gambling
In his house. Hepleaded guilty to all,
and paid his fine. The Judge says
that at another time j. B. Chaplin of
Fargo was a member of the grand Jury
that indicted himself (Chapin) for
Sunday liquor selling, and after the
jury had made its report he stepped
out OF the jury box and said: uI
plead guilty to that charge, and vet
ed in favor OF the Indictment" The
judge fined him $50, and he stepped
up to the clerk and pulled out the
money. AS he paid it, he remarked
to the judge, give sold liquor for sew
en- years-on Sunday as we'll as the
rest OF the week and I can make
enough in a day to pay this fine. I
believe, though, in unfolding the maj
esty of the law"
The college committee of the Congre-
gational church met at Fargo, and
accepted the proposition made by a, &
citizens committee in rega-d to the
bonus to be given for a location ofthe
Congregational college in Fargo. It.
was decided to accept the fair grounds
site when the title was cleared. These
selected the following directors for.